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Record Nr.

UNINA9910962821003321

Autore

Read Jen'nan Ghazal <1972->

Titolo

Culture, class, and work among Arab-American women / / Jen'nan Ghazal Read

Pubbl/distr/stampa

New York, : LFB Scholarly Publishing LLC, 2004

ISBN

1-280-36140-9

9786610361403

1-59332-120-1

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (166 p.)

Collana

The new Americans

Disciplina

331.4/089/927073

Soggetti

Arab American women - Social conditions

Arab American women - Employment

Women immigrants - United States - Social conditions

Women foreign workers - United States

Labor supply - United States

Sex role - United States

Arab Americans - Ethnic identity

Arab Americans - Cultural assimilation

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references (p. 135-150) and index.

Nota di contenuto

Intro -- Contents -- Acknowledgements -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Theoretical Significance of Women's Labor Force Participation -- 3 The Case for Arab Americans -- 4 Arab-American Women in Comparative Perspective -- 5 Determinants of Arab-American Women's Economic Achievements -- 6 Conclusion -- Appendix A -- Appendix B -- References -- Index.

Sommario/riassunto

Read examines the labor force activity of Arab-American women, a group whose work experiences provide an exception to accepted theories. The employment rates of Arab immigrant women rank among the lowest of any immigrant group, while the rates of native-born Arab-American women resemble those of U.S.-born white women. These differences cannot be explained by Arab-American women s human capital characteristics or family resources, but are due to



traditional cultural norms that prioritize women s family obligations over their economic activity and to ethnic and religious social networks that encourage the maintenance of traditional gender roles. Read s findings challenge assumptions about variations in ethnic women s labor force participation. Arab cultural valuesplay an important role in determining the position of women of Arab descent inAmerican society."